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Write a ratio: word problems
There are
48
48
48
empty parking spots and
2
2
2
full parking spots in the parking garage. What is the ratio of the number of empty parking spots to the number of full parking spots?
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Choices:
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(A)
48
:
2
48:2
48
:
2
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(B)
50
:
2
50:2
50
:
2
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(C)
50
:
48
50:48
50
:
48
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(D)
2
:
50
2:50
2
:
50
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24
24
24
of Akira's dominoes are standing and the other
14
14
14
dominoes have fallen over. What is the ratio of the number of dominoes still standing to the number of fallen dominoes?
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Choices:
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(A)
14
:
28
14:28
14
:
28
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(B)
14
:
24
14:24
14
:
24
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(C)
24
:
14
24:14
24
:
14
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(D)
48
:
38
48:38
48
:
38
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8
8
8
of the tables at Mary's Italian Restaurant are full and the other
5
5
5
tables are empty. What is the ratio of the number of empty tables to the number of full tables?
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Choices:
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(A)
5
:
13
5:13
5
:
13
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(B)
8
:
5
8:5
8
:
5
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(C)
5
:
8
5:8
5
:
8
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(D)
16
:
13
16:13
16
:
13
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A fruit basket contains
10
10
10
red apples and
9
9
9
green apples. What is the ratio of the number of green apples to the number of red apples?
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Choices:
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(A)
9
:
10
9:10
9
:
10
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(B)
19
:
9
19:9
19
:
9
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(C)
10
:
9
10:9
10
:
9
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(D)
9
:
19
9:19
9
:
19
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Lucia's town voted on a new law. There were
42
42
42
votes in favor of the law and
8
8
8
votes against the law. What is the ratio of the number of votes against the law to the number of votes in favor of the law?
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Choices:
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(A)
42
:
8
42:8
42
:
8
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(B)
8
:
42
8:42
8
:
42
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(C)
42
:
50
42:50
42
:
50
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(D)
50
:
8
50:8
50
:
8
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Zeke's town voted on a new law. There were
6
6
6
votes in favor of the law and
44
44
44
votes against the law. What is the ratio of the number of votes in favor of the law to the number of votes against the law?
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Choices:
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(A)
6
:
44
6:44
6
:
44
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(B)
6
:
50
6:50
6
:
50
\newline
(C)
44
:
6
44:6
44
:
6
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(D)
44
:
50
44:50
44
:
50
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Nolan's town voted on a new law. There were
40
40
40
votes in favor of the law and
10
10
10
votes against the law. What is the ratio of the number of votes in favor of the law to the number of votes against the law?
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Choices:
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(A)
50
:
10
50:10
50
:
10
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(B)
10
:
20
10:20
10
:
20
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(C)
40
:
10
40:10
40
:
10
\newline
(D)
10
:
50
10:50
10
:
50
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There are
31
31
31
students sitting on the bleachers and
4
4
4
students sitting on the floor. What is the ratio of the number of students sitting on the floor to the number of students sitting on the bleachers?
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Choices:
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(A)
31
:
35
31:35
31
:
35
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(B)
8
:
35
8:35
8
:
35
\newline
(C)
35
:
31
35:31
35
:
31
\newline
(D)
4
:
31
4:31
4
:
31
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The sixth-graders at Felipe's school got to visit either the science museum or the history museum.
6
6
6
students picked the science museum and
41
41
41
students picked the history museum. What is the ratio of the number of sixth-graders who visited the science museum to the number of sixth-graders who visited the history museum?
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Choices:
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(A)
6
:
47
6:47
6
:
47
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(B)
6
:
41
6:41
6
:
41
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(C)
41
:
47
41:47
41
:
47
\newline
(D)
41
:
6
41:6
41
:
6
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Gabe's Ice Cream Shop sold
10
10
10
sundaes with nuts and
6
6
6
sundaes without nuts. What is the ratio of the number of sundaes with nuts to the number of sundaes without nuts?
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Choices:
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(A)
16
:
10
16:10
16
:
10
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(B)
6
:
16
6:16
6
:
16
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(C)
6
:
20
6:20
6
:
20
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(D)
10
:
6
10:6
10
:
6
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Darnell's town voted on a new law. There were
7
7
7
votes in favor of the law and
43
43
43
votes against the law. What is the ratio of the number of votes against the law to the number of votes in favor of the law?
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Choices:
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(A)
29
:
50
29:50
29
:
50
\newline
(B)
43
:
50
43:50
43
:
50
\newline
(C)
43
:
7
43:7
43
:
7
\newline
(D)
7
:
50
7:50
7
:
50
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Billy's Ice Cream Shop sold
47
47
47
sundaes with nuts and
3
3
3
sundaes without nuts. What is the ratio of the number of sundaes with nuts to the number of sundaes without nuts?
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Choices:
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(A)
3
:
47
3:47
3
:
47
\newline
(B)
50
:
3
50:3
50
:
3
\newline
(C)
47
:
3
47:3
47
:
3
\newline
(D)
47
:
50
47:50
47
:
50
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4
4
4
sets of uniforms were issued to each combat soldier and
3
3
3
sets of uniforms were issued to each non-combat soldier in an army camp. The ratio of the number of soldiers in the camp to the number of uniforms issued was
7
:
25
7:25
7
:
25
. What fraction of the soldiers in the army camp were combat soldiers?
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A supplier sells
2
1
4
2 \frac{1}{4}
2
4
1
pounds of mulch for every
1
1
3
1 \frac{1}{3}
1
3
1
pounds of gravel. The supplier sells
172
172
172
pounds of mulch and gravel combined. How many pounds of each item does the supplier sell?
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The supplier sells
□
\square
□
pounds of mulch and
□
\square
□
pounds of gravel.
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